Author Archives: Aubree Lawrence

I am proud to be an Emerson College graduate student, so proud I just might never leave. My general interest is in questions of economy and democracy in participatory culture, but I’m also hellbent on getting a handle on the phenomenon that is Second Life. I attend as many lectures as humanly possible. Recently I surrendered to the lifestyle that is ubicomp, and it hasn’t hurt nearly as much as I was expecting.

I also really like going out for coffee dates.

Nov 23 0 comments
Consumerism, Urban Life

Let the Resolution(s) Begin

The Holiday Season has begun and I am once again looking forward to my favorite one: New Year’s Eve. I love it not just because it signals all the rest of the stuff is (finally) over, but because of it’s cultural and economic significance. Leave it to me to make it about more than champagne [...]